尽管所有的迹象都表明博拉维亚的经济正在进入一个持续强劲的时期，但是公司的经理们并不期望销售会有实质性的增长。

Although all the signs are that Boravia's economy is now entering a period of sustained strength, the managers of the business do not expect a substantial increase in sales.

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他们有这样的风险，稳定的人流不会来，他们不会持续不断地下注，每个人都对其有一个稍微消极的期望。

They have risks that a steady stream of people won't come and be making a steady stream of bets at which each of them has a slightly negative expectation.

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人们对生活的期望越来超高，愈加担心养老金的价值，因而工作趋势将持续。

Rising life expectancy and worries about the value of pensions mean the trend to work will continue.

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Now you keep on trying and because the reinforcement is intermittent you don't expect it as much and so your behavior will persist across often a huge amount of time.

你会不停的尝试,因为此时的强化是间隔强化,你并不会抱有很高的期望,因此，你的行为,通常会持续相当长的一段时间。

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